Nixon names David Bruce to head China liaison office in Beijing
President Nixon announced the recall of veteran ambassador David Bruce to lead a U S liaison office in Peking as ties with Communist China warm. The office is slated to open in May with 20 American diplomats including two top Chinese experts Alfred Jenkins and John Holdridge.
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David Bruce
U. S
Peking
United States
China
Alfred Jenkins
State Department
John Holdridge
White House
National Security Council
Kissinger
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
People’s Republic of China
Washington
Bruce
America
West Germany
Great Britain
France
Vietnam
Nixon challenges Senate to test executive privilege in Gray nomination
President Nixon urged the Senate to pursue a Supreme Court test of executive privilege over John Dean III testifying at the FBI director confirmation hearing for L. Patrick Gray III. He said Mitchell and Stans would testify if summoned and defended the separation of powers while Dean offered limited written responses.
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Senate
Supreme Court
John W. Dean III
L. Patrick Jay III
FBI
White House
Atty
John Mitchell
Maurice Stans
Senate Judiciary Committee
L. Patrick Gray III
Dean
Democratic National Committee
Watergate Building
Gray
Judiciary Committee
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Committee
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Eastland
Roman L. Hruska
R-Neb
Congress attacks Nixon social program cuts in hearings
Congressmen and Sen Edward M Kennedy condemn the administrations plan to curb social welfare spending. Bills in Senate and House seek to delay rules while arguing costs could reach 5 billion in 1973. AFL-CIO accuses budget of abandoning social programs and harming those in need.
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Washington
Congress
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Senate
House
J. Glenn Beall Jr
Maryland
Clifford P. Hansen Jr
Wyoming
Charles H. Percy
Illinois
Afl-Cio
Andrew J. Biemiller
Labor Federation
Department of Legislation
Subcommittee On Intergovernmental Relations
Not satisfied with ICCS Canada may drop duties
Canada’s external affairs minister Mitchell Sharp arrived in Saigon to decide if Canada should continue its 60 day ICCS peace keeping role. He said Canada is not satisfied with ICCS operations but gave no conditions for remaining. Sharp met South Vietnamese leaders and began talks on the ceasefire mission.
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Fox Butterfield
New York Times Saigon
Canada
Mitchell W. Sharp
Rived
Saigon
Commis
Sion For Control and Supervision
ICCS
Sharp
Tan Son Nhut
Marion deaf children facility bill advances in Illinois Senate
The Illinois Senate Education Committee approved a 725000 appropriation to build a special facilities wing at Jefferson School in Marion for deaf children. Principal sponsor Sen. Gene Johns says the wing could double enrollment from a 43 child program serving 16 southern Illinois counties.
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Lindsay-Schaub News Service
Springfield
Illinois Senate Education Committee
Marion
Gene Johns
Jefferson School
Illinois
Johns
Wounded Knee siege pauses as blizzard bites
Negotiations between the federal government and the occupation force at Wounded Knee resume amid a severe blizzard. Indians say cold weather and rationing won’t force them out, with Dennis Banks claiming they can last three days on current food. A Justice Department spokesman says observers will help deliver food, fuel, and medical supplies to the camp.
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Dennis Banks
Wounded Knee
Justice Department
Jack Hushen
National Council of Churches
Walker defends higher education budget at Marion session
Gov Daniel Walker said the $47 million cut in higher education funding need not affect SIU or UI quality. He urged boards to work out a budget to preserve SIU’s stature, while promising to study Hill House funding and push tougher anti drug measures. He noted 400 people attended and urged local boards to improve district education quality.
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Karen Rothe
Southern Illinoisan
Daniel Walker
Southern Illinois University
University of Illinois
Sesson
Marion
Walker
State Board of Higher Education
SIU
Hill House
Carbondale
Milion
Lindy Goodman
Carbondale Action Now
Department of Mental Health
Illinois Bureau of Investigation
Chicago
Robert Butler
Walker previews downstate governor office location
Gov. Daniel Walker said he will reveal the location of a Southern Illinois governor's office next week. He spoke at Marion High School, promising to open downstate offices to stay connected with Southern Illinois issues and endorsing several policy directions.
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Daniel Walker
Southern Illinois
Walker
Ilinois
Transportation
Department of Waterways
Marion High School
General Assembly
Richard O. Hart
D-Benton
Bend Lake State Park
Wayne Fitzgerrell
Britain faces railway and public service strikes across nation
Reported wildcat strikes by railway engineers civil servants and hospital workers threaten disruption as Prime Minister Heath calls a cabinet meeting. 2000 southern region trains canceled while a pay freeze dispute widens with the Trades Union Congress.
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Britain
Edward Heath
British Railways Board
Trades Union Congress
Weekend Weather Outlook With Cool Nights
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight with lows from 40 to 45. Friday remains cloudy with a chance of rain and highs in the 60s. Saturday through Monday looks partly cloudy and mild, with a chance of showers on Sunday.
Scariano Named Chairman of Illinois Racing Board
After an hour of cross examination by the Illinois Senate Executive Committee Anthony Scariano of Park Forest won unanimous recommendation for approval as chairman of the Illinois Racing Board. The committee also backed six other appointees James Otis Chicago vice chairman William P Browder Wilmette Ray Freeark East St. Louis Lucy Ream Oak Park Patricia Hewitt Moline and Sidney Hyman Chicago.
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Anthony Scariano
Park Forest
Illinois Racing Board
Scariano
Illinois House
Illinois
Racing Board
James Otis
Chicago
William P. Browder
Wilmette
Ray Freeark
East St. Louis
Lucy Ream
Oak Park
Patricia Hewitt
Moline
Sidney Hyman
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West Frankfort
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McReaken
Russell T. Dawe
State Mining Board
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London
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